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XIII. page 8
At the same time the Dutch gave in to the infatuation with the
utmost enthusiasm; lotteries were established all over Holland;
and learned professors and ministers of the gospel spoke of
nothing else but the lottery to their pupils and hearers.
From this time forward the spirit of gambling increased so
rapidly and grew so strong in England, that in the reign of Queen
Anne private lotteries had to be suppressed as public nuisances.
The first _parliamentary_ lottery was instituted in 1709,
and from this period till 1824 the passing of a lottery bill was
in the programme of every session. Up to the close of the 18th
century the prizes were generally paid in the form of terminable,
and sometimes of perpetual, annuities. Loans were also raised by
granting a bonus of lottery tickets to all who subscribed a
certain amount.
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